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Winks has usurped Tom Carroll in Mauricio Pochettino's thinking and his constant probing and incisive passing against Steve Bruce's Villa side was the key to them eventually finding their way past their Championship visitors through Ben Davies and then Son.

With Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Eric Dier already forming a solid spine of young English talent, Winks gave Spurs fans even more reason to be excited for the future.